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How To Outrun A Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied (2014)

by Jess Keating(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1402297556 (ISBN13: 9781402297557)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

series

My Life Is a Zoo

review 1: How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied by Jess Keating – Realistic Fiction – 4/5th grade and up – Wonderful coming of age novel with the twists of living in a zoo and best friend being gone. Love how character development grew in the book… I wish there was more with the grandfather, really enjoyed scenes with him. Also, trying to imagine living in a zoo is a challenge. Reminded me of another character that was stuck living in a zoo with his parents- Poached and Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs. Think Teddy and Ana would get along quite well! Snagged two quotes: “All of my energy drained down through my toes and out my chair when I saw how happy they were. This couldn’t be happening.” “And most importantly? I had that little seedling of braver... morey.”
review 2: Humorous read in which Ana (named by her zoologist parents after the anaconda snake) would rather curl up in a ball than deal with the jeers from school mates regarding her parent's profession and the family's decision to move INTO the zoo! It doesn't help things that her best friend and confidante has moved to New Zealand and her grandfather is the star of a new TV reality show! Still, reluctant readers will enjoy reading about Ana's quirky situations as Ana discovers a sense of self confidence. less

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